The latest Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) has revealed a ‘steep and concerning’ drop in happiness levels in Q2, linked in part to the impact of COVID-19 hygiene requirements on workloads and the pressures of administrative work rising.
The SHI is the shipping industry’s barometer of issues facing those at sea today. In the report there were complaints of far too many emails from shore to ship. Previously there was a sense that office management and executives ashore were trying not to put too...